For all you math nerds out there

atatme · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:36 pm Post subject: For all you math nerds out there

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Draco · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:50 pm Post subject:

It's less surprising that someone did this when you realize one feature about it.

Messy Recipe · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:17 pm Post subject:

Draco wrote:

It's less surprising that someone did this when you realize one feature about it.

Thanks, wouldn't have seen that bit if I hadn't gone back over it to look... totally not surprising at all in context. Very Happy

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Erwin Rommel · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:47 pm Post subject:

Err, I really think (first) the caption is wrong. Like way wrong.

It's .002 + e^(i*pi) + sum of 1/2^n

e^(i*pi)=-1, so it's just .002 after you add it up. I think Randall Munroe was probably pissed he owed verizon such a small amount or some such.

Also ... it's "pi", not "pie" Laughing

I'm certain it's e^(i*pi) since that actually shows up in math, whereas e^(2*pi) does not.

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Edit: It's a joke about this:

http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/2007/08/original-recording-of-verizon-customer.html
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Berry Punch · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:29 pm Post subject:

Erwin Rommel wrote:

Err, I really think (first) the caption is wrong. Like way wrong.

It's .002 + e^(i*pi) + sum of 1/2^n

e^(i*pi)=-1, so it's just .002 after you add it up. I think Randall Munroe was probably pissed he owed verizon such a small amount or some such.

Also ... it's "pi", not "pie" Laughing

I'm certain it's e^(i*pi) since that actually shows up in math, whereas e^(2*pi) does not.

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Edit: It's a joke about this:

http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/2007/08/original-recording-of-verizon-customer.html

God damn numbers, how do they work?

Chronic · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:30 pm Post subject:

erwin you need some fresh air

Stealth · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:09 pm Post subject:

Ugh... I'm going to have to post this.
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Erwin Rommel · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:37 pm Post subject:

Chronic wrote:

erwin you need some fresh air

I get fresh air during the walk to campus every day.
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fight_the_power · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:40 pm Post subject:

Erwin Rommel wrote:

Err, I really think (first) the caption is wrong. Like way wrong.

It's .002 + e^(i*pi) + sum of 1/2^n

e^(i*pi)=-1, so it's just .002 after you add it up. I think Randall Munroe was probably pissed he owed verizon such a small amount or some such.

Also ... it's "pi", not "pie" Laughing

I'm certain it's e^(i*pi) since that actually shows up in math, whereas e^(2*pi) does not.

****

Edit: It's a joke about this:

http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/2007/08/original-recording-of-verizon-customer.html

Hard to tell from the picture if it's a sloppy 2, or a sloppy i. Math checks out of it's a sloppy 2. I'm certainly in agreement that you wouldn't see e^2pi nearly as often when doing math, but the math is correct when that's used. I assume that's the reason for the 0.002 - he wanted to incorporate e and pi somehow, and e^2pi was pretty damn close to the number he wanted.
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Insomniac · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:59 pm Post subject:

wut.

Erwin Rommel · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:35 pm Post subject:

fight_the_power wrote:

Erwin Rommel wrote:

Err, I really think (first) the caption is wrong. Like way wrong.

It's .002 + e^(i*pi) + sum of 1/2^n

e^(i*pi)=-1, so it's just .002 after you add it up. I think Randall Munroe was probably pissed he owed verizon such a small amount or some such.

Also ... it's "pi", not "pie" Laughing

I'm certain it's e^(i*pi) since that actually shows up in math, whereas e^(2*pi) does not.

****

Edit: It's a joke about this:

http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/2007/08/original-recording-of-verizon-customer.html

Hard to tell from the picture if it's a sloppy 2, or a sloppy i. Math checks out of it's a sloppy 2. I'm certainly in agreement that you wouldn't see e^2pi nearly as often when doing math, but the math is correct when that's used. I assume that's the reason for the 0.002 - he wanted to incorporate e and pi somehow, and e^2pi was pretty damn close to the number he wanted.

Check the link out at the bottom of my post. It's almost certainly an i.
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fight_the_power · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:03 am Post subject:

Erwin Rommel wrote:

fight_the_power wrote:

Erwin Rommel wrote:

Err, I really think (first) the caption is wrong. Like way wrong.

It's .002 + e^(i*pi) + sum of 1/2^n

e^(i*pi)=-1, so it's just .002 after you add it up. I think Randall Munroe was probably pissed he owed verizon such a small amount or some such.

Also ... it's "pi", not "pie" Laughing

I'm certain it's e^(i*pi) since that actually shows up in math, whereas e^(2*pi) does not.

****

Edit: It's a joke about this:

http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/2007/08/original-recording-of-verizon-customer.html

Hard to tell from the picture if it's a sloppy 2, or a sloppy i. Math checks out of it's a sloppy 2. I'm certainly in agreement that you wouldn't see e^2pi nearly as often when doing math, but the math is correct when that's used. I assume that's the reason for the 0.002 - he wanted to incorporate e and pi somehow, and e^2pi was pretty damn close to the number he wanted.

Check the link out at the bottom of my post. It's almost certainly an i.

Yeah. I guess if there is some significance to 0.002 in regards to verizon, that's probably what it is. I guess that's the joke. The math in the caption isn't incorrect, though, except for mistaking the i with the 2.
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BarytaQ · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:50 pm Post subject:

There's a YouTube vid about it somewhere I think. Verizon said that cellular usage was .02 cents a kb, but they later said it was .02 dollars. The guy called in and the person he talked to said that .02 cents = .02 dollars. He talked to the manager who said the exact same thing.
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tru.pairadocs · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:52 pm Post subject:

BarytaQ wrote:

There's a YouTube vid about it somewhere I think. Verizon said that cellular usage was .02 cents a kb, but they later said it was .02 dollars. The guy called in and the person he talked to said that .02 cents = .02 dollars. He talked to the manager who said the exact same thing.

Erwin Rommel wrote:

http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/2007/08/original-recording-of-verizon-customer.html

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